Symposium on Academic Freedom and Attacks on Education as a Public Good

Registration is now open for our event, “Symposium on Academic Freedom and Attacks on Education as a Public Good.” It will take place on Friday, October 25, 2024 from 8:30AM – 3:30PM EST and can be attended either in-person or online. Lunch will be provided for in-person participants.

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This event brings together scholars, educators, human rights advocates, union leaders, and students from the United States and beyond, to discuss academic freedom in the US and concrete steps state and higher education leaders can take to safeguard this fundamental right.

The Symposium will specifically address attacks on university autonomy, censorship of curricula and book banning, repressions of student voices, and corporate influences over curricula and resources, and will call for immediate action to defend academic freedom as a fundamental pillar of democracy and education.

This event is co-organized by Scholars at Risk, the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas, PEN America, and the New York University Department of Applied Statistics, Social Sciences, and Humanities (ASH). Please note that this event is in English only.